Ljeti biljke trebaju češće zalijevanje.

to need

Breakdown of Ljeti biljke trebaju češće zalijevanje.

• ljeti: in summer
• češće: more often
• biljka: plant

Questions & Answers about Ljeti biljke trebaju češće zalijevanje.

What does ljeti mean, and what kind of word is it?

Ljeti means in summer or during the summer.

It is an adverb, not a noun phrase. Croatian often uses special seasonal adverbs like:

• ljeti = in summer
• zimi = in winter

So in this sentence, ljeti works as a time expression: In summer...

Why is biljke in this form?

Biljke is the nominative plural of biljka = plant.

It is in the nominative because it is the subject of the sentence:

• biljka = plant
• biljke = plants

So biljke trebaju... means plants need...

Why is the verb trebaju plural?

Because it agrees with biljke, which is plural.

Croatian verbs usually agree with the subject in person and number:

• biljka treba = the plant needs
• biljke trebaju = the plants need

So trebaju is simply the 3rd person plural form of trebati.